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Article: Wonder Bread Will Unveil Whole Wheat Loaf
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- January 22, 2006
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J.M. HIRSCH, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-22-2006
But will kids still be able to wad it up into sticky, glutinous balls and throw it across the cafeteria? Wonder Bread, that icon of squishy, oh-so-American white bread, turns a nutritional corner Monday with the launch of two whole wheat versions intended to look, taste and feel just like the spongy original.
It's part of a plan to resuscitate Wonder Bread's baker, the bankrupt Interstate Bakeries Corp. _ also the maker of Hostess Twinkies _ which has struggled as consumers went from rejecting carbs outright to demanding they be whole grain.
The launch comes as concerns about skyrocketing obesity rates and the preponderance of highly ...